Winnie-the-Pooh Pocket Library

Winnie-the-Pooh Pocket Library

by Egmont Publishing UK

Winnie-the-Pooh can travel with you with this mini pocket library containing six sweet books!Each book introduces one of A. A. Milne's beloved characters from the Hundred Acre Wood including Pooh, Piglet, Eeyore, Kanga, Rabbit and Christopher Robin. Beautifully illustrated in a new, young, nursery style, inspired by the original illustrations by E.H Shepard.Perfect for little hands. Suitable for children aged 2 and up.The nations favourite teddy bear has been delighting generations of children for 90 years.Milnes classic childrens stories featuring Piglet, Eeyore, Christopher Robin and, of course, Pooh himself are both heart-warming and funny, teaching lessons of friendship and reflecting the power of a childs imagination like no other story before or since. Pooh ranks alongside other beloved character such as Paddington Bear, and Peter Rabbit as an essential part of our literary heritage. Whether youre 5 or 55, Pooh is the bear for all ages.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

48 pages, Board book

First published January 4, 2010

Reviews

[Rod Brown · Rating 2 out of 5]

A tidy little boxed set of board books that introduce Pooh and his friends one volume at a time. Andrew Grey illustrates them cutely in the style of Ernest H. Shepard, though with a line that it a little thicker and steadier.

Aimed at the smallest readers, each book consists of two couplets spread over eight pages and then a simple goodbye to each character. So, a little too brief to do much of anything.

My daughter complained that Rabbit was more deserving of a book than Owl, and I have to agree with that assessment.

Pooh ~ 3 stars
In just a couple rhyming couplets, we are introduced to Pooh and follow him as he looks for someone with honey to spare. Pretty basic, yeah, but it cuts right to the heart -- or stomach -- of the character.


Piglet ~ 2 stars

Piget is brave for walking in a blustery wind and visiting his friend Rabbit? Hm. Not the best introduction to the character, but it is hard to manage when you only have three sentences to tell your story.


Eeyore ~ 3 stars

Eeyore is cold without a house come winter, but Pooh and Piglet are ready to help. The art makes sad Eeyore look particularly adorable.


Owl ~ 2 stars

The book is only two sentences, but you could still almost form a narrative from it if only the pictures were put in a slightly different order. But they've made a hash of it despite a really cute picture of Pooh lifting Piglet onto a chair.


Tigger ~ 2 stars

We're told what foods Tigger doesn't like, but not what he does eat. It sort of comes off like Tigger is maybe starving to death or has an eating disorder.


Kanga and Roo ~ 2 stars

Another Kanga and Roo story where Pooh doesn't actually appear (though he does cameo on the front and back covers). (See also: First Words: Roo's Bedtime)

Unfortunately, the story -- or rather the three sentences in this board book -- maybe could have used a little Pooh infusion to make this more than just a mom carrying and feeding her child.


(My Pooh Project: I love Winnie the Pooh, and so does my wife. Having a daughter gave us a chance to indoctrinate her into the cult by buying and reading her every Pooh book we came across. How many is that? I’m going to count them this year by reading and reviewing one every day and seeing which month I finally run out. Track my progress here:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list... )

[Christine Kallner · Rating 4 out of 5]

A short and sweet set of tiny board books adapted from the Winnie-the-Pooh stories. While I wouldn't want all our board books this small, they really are great for little hands -- my son had a grand time stacking them up and handing me which one he wanted next.

[Lara · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is part of a set of six board books introducing prereaders to the Winnie-the-Pooh characters. My husband and I read the Winnie-the-Pooh books out loud to each other when we were dating, so this seemed like the perfect way to indoctrinate E into the WTP gang (I usually stick to classic Pooh, not the Disney version, but they stuck close to the original art for these books so it's great!). They're super short--just like, 4 pages each, which is pretty perfect for his current attention span, ha!

3/16/20

[Sofia Papadopulou · Rating 3 out of 5]

To be honest, I didn’t really like the book. If you take away the nostalgia factor there wasn’t much to it in my opinion. It’s a ok book for children but nothing really for adult. The humor isn’t particularly funny or clever if you compare it to Alice in Wonderland for example. I find myself getting frustrated with the stupidity of the characters, I know I am supposed to find their stupidity charming and innocent but as a adult it just didn’t cut it for me. I will probably read this to my children but not enjoy it.

[Jennifer · Rating 2 out of 5]

I didn't read this as a kid, so I don't have an emotional attachment to it, unlike many others. Reading this as an adult was a little bit of a slog, since the characters are silly and often not very thoughtful.
However, these stories would be fun to read and/or build of for storytelling sessions with young kids.

[Kaylee · Rating 5 out of 5]

i loved everything but the end was sad i being to cry i was very happy to get for x-mas prenst i would read agina

[Karen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nothing to say other than perfection.

I bought this little collection from Pooh Corner in Hartfield years ago. We visited the Ashdown Forest which was full of wonderful Pooh-inspired walks, including one to the incredible Pooh Bridge. Memories to last a lifetime, and this little collectible set is the icing on the cake.

[Deborah Munday · Rating 5 out of 5]

With lockdown I purchased 2 sets, one for me and one for my granddaughter. We have fun, me reading on WhatsApp and her looking at the pictures. Winnie the Pooh is always a winner, especially as she can create a large picture joining the cover pages